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reserved Hb 11, 30 - 38 By faith the promises were made

(11: 30-38) By faith the promises were made

[30] By faith the walls of Jericho fell after giving turn around for seven days. [31] By faith the prostitute Rahab gave welcome to the spies and escaped the death of unbelievers. [32] What more shall I say the time would fail me to talk about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, just as Samuel and the prophets. [33] They, by faith, subjected to other nations, imposed justice were made promises of God, shut the mouths of lions, [34] quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, and healed of diseases, were brave in war and repelled foreign invaders. [35] Women received their dead raised recovered, but there were others that, in view of a better resurrection, did not seek any money saved from torture. [36] Others suffered the test of chains and imprisonment. [37] They were stoned, tortured, sawn, died the sword, they wandered from one part to another, no other dress skins of sheep and goats, deprived of all oppressed and mistreated. [38] These men, of whom the world was not worthy, had to roam the deserts and mountains and take refuge in caves and hideouts.

(CIC 60) The people born of Abraham is the depositary of the promises made to the patriarchs, the chosen people (cf. Rom 11:28), called to prepare for the meeting a day of all the children of God in the unity of the Church (cf. Jn 11.52, 10, 16), that people will root where they will be grafted in the Gentiles made believers (cf. Rom 11.17-18. 24). (CIC 61) The patriarchs, prophets and other Old Testament have been and always will be honored as saints in all the liturgical traditions of the Church. (CIC 64) Through the prophets, God forms his people in the hope of salvation, waiting for a new and everlasting Covenant intended for all men (cf. Is 2.2 to 4), to be written on their hearts (cf. Jer 31.31-34; Hb 10.16). The prophets proclaim a radical redemption of the people of God, purification from all their infidelities (cf. Ez 36), a salvation which will include all nations (cf. Is 49.5-6, 53.11). Above all, the poor and humble of the Lord (cf. So 2.3) bear this hope. The holy women as Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Miriam, Deborah, Hannah, Judith and Esther kept alive the hope of salvation of Israel. In purest figure among them of this hope is Mary (cf. Lk 1.38). (CIC 68) For the love God has revealed himself and given himself to man. This gives a definitive, superabundant answer to the questions the man asks about the meaning and purpose in their lives. (CIC 69) God has revealed himself to man gradually communicating his own mystery in deeds and words. (CIC 73) God has revealed himself fully by sending his own Son, in whom he has established his covenant forever. The Son is the Father's definitive Word, so that there will be no further revelation after him